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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (150804)	8/29/2007 1:40:52 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

My daughter's current boyfriend holds the door for her, and even holds the car door open for her to get in. After that last two louts she'd hooked up with, she was quite impressed by this behavior.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (150804)	8/29/2007 2:15:34 PM
From: Ken Adams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

I am seeing more doors held open for me as I age. Always folks much younger than me, both men and ladies. I never fail to give them a loud and enthusiastic "THANK YOU!". An aside here. Is anyone, other than me, ticked when you say "thank you" and get a "no problem" in response? What the hell ever happened to "you're welcome"?

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (150804)	8/29/2007 3:28:58 PM
From: PatiBob	Respond to of 225578

No you sure don't. It's a shame parents have gotten away from teaching their kids to respect others. All of my kids say yes/no ma'am, yes/no sir. If called, they don't respond "yeah" or "what", they say either "sir" or "ma'am". I extend that courtesy to them as well. When they have friends over, they aren't expected to change their habits totally but they do follow my kids leads when they are speaking to an adult. Many times over the years I've had parents call me and ask what I threatened their kids with to get them to speak to them with respect. I say, my kids do it, they follow their example and when they are calling to me, I respond to them as if they were my own kids. A little respect, coupled with a warm smile, goes a lot farther then many people think. <g>